#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894) OscarNom five times.

The Crowd (1928) Hallelujah (1929) The Champ (1931) The Citadel (1938) War and Peace (1956) awarded an Honorary Oscar in 1979. First film 1913 * Peg o' My Heart * Big Parade * La Bohème (1926)
#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

Kevin Brownlow and David Gill restored 'The Crowd' in 1981, with a score by Carl Davis.

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#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

First film Hurricane in Galveston (1913) * Peg o' My Heart (1922) * The Big Parade (1925) * La Bohème (1926) * The Crowd (1928 OscarNom) * Hallelujah (1929 OscarNom) * Street Scene (1931)
#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

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#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

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#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

"A husband''s violent reaction becomes the talk of the neighborhood when he catches his cheating wife in the act."

Music Alfred Newman.
#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

Alfred Newman's title theme has been used in many films:

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